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 2008-10-27 4:44 PM |
Expert  906   Brookings South Dakota |  Subject: 240 miles per gallonOk so a gallon of gas, if you could drink it, would supply you with ~31,000 calories. Now I ran an easy 9 miles yesterday at roughly 900 calories an hour. So I did the math and I'm getting about 240 miles per gallon of gas when I run at my marathon pace. Pretty cool eh? |
| 2008-10-27 4:46 PM in reply to: #1768690 |
Master 1741  Chapel Hill, NC | Subject: RE: 240 miles per gallon Do that math with Gu instead of gasoline and compare cost per mile. |
| 2008-10-27 4:50 PM in reply to: #1768700 |
Bob 2194 Binghamton, NY | Subject: RE: 240 miles per gallon keyone - 2008-10-27 5:46 PM Do that math with Gu instead of gasoline and compare cost per mile. That will really show how cheap gas is. |
| 2008-10-27 4:55 PM in reply to: #1768690 |
Expert 906 Brookings South Dakota | Subject: RE: 240 miles per gallon GU comes out to something like a dollar per mile, ouch! I'm getting about 12 miles per gallon of GU when I run, if you were curious. |
| 2008-10-27 4:59 PM in reply to: #1768736 |
Regular 204 BA, Oklahoma | Subject: RE: 240 miles per gallon ipull400watts - 2008-10-27 4:55 PM I'm getting about 12 miles per gallon of GU when I run, if you were curious. You would consume 1 gallon of Gu for every 12 miles you ran? That doesn't seem right, does it? |
| 2008-10-27 5:05 PM in reply to: #1768690 |
Expert 906 Brookings South Dakota | Subject: RE: 240 miles per gallon Well 1 GU packet = 100 calories. If I do 900 calories in an hour and do 7 mph (my marathon pace) that's 128 calories per mile. 14.5 packets of GU = 16 ounces = 1 gallon of GU 14.5 packets of GU = 1450 calories = 11.2 miles at my marathon pace. I think? |
| 2008-10-27 5:20 PM in reply to: #1768690 |
Expert 608 St. Louis | Subject: RE: 240 miles per gallon Thats wrong--i know i can fit more than 15 liitle gu packets into a gallon container |
| 2008-10-27 5:24 PM in reply to: #1768834 |
New user 25 | Subject: RE: 240 miles per gallon 16 ounces is 1 lb, not 1 gallon Ounce is a unit of force, gallon is a unit of volume. Ounce can be a unit of volume if it is water or some other water-like fluid. You need to know the density of Gu to do the math |
| 2008-10-27 5:26 PM in reply to: #1768690 |
Extreme Veteran 478 Houston, Texas | Subject: RE: 240 miles per gallon 1 gallon [US, liquid] = 128 ounce [US, liquid] |
| 2008-10-27 5:26 PM in reply to: #1768690 |
Expert 906 Brookings South Dakota | Subject: RE: 240 miles per gallon Oh shoot yup you're right, I did that wrong, dumb mistake. I saw 1.1 when I looked at a GU packet but that's weight, so I that's 12 miles per pound of GU, not gallon. |
| 2008-10-27 5:35 PM in reply to: #1768849 |
New user 25 | Subject: RE: 240 miles per gallon tmueller - 2008-10-27 6:26 PM 1 gallon [US, liquid] = 128 ounce [US, liquid] Yeah, but Gu sinks in water, so it's density is higher which means there's probably more than 128 ounces of Gu per gallon of Gu. |
| 2008-10-27 5:45 PM in reply to: #1768690 |
Expert 1183 Fort Wayne, IN | Subject: RE: 240 miles per gallon This has gotten me thinking. I wonder what the actual cost per mile is for training. Forget the calories per mile and assume a pair or running shoes is 100 miles and they last 300 miles, this is 33.3 cents per mile. Assuming gas is $2.50 a gallon and 25 miles per gallon, it costs 10 cents per mile to drive. If gas goes to $8.25 a gallon, then it would be cheaper to run. I'll add one more thing. Assume a car is $25,000 and you keep it for 150,000 miles. Now the cost to drive is 35 cents per mile. |
 2008-10-27 5:53 PM in reply to: #1768690 |
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| 2008-10-27 5:54 PM in reply to: #1768690 |
| Master 1741 Chapel Hill, NC | Subject: RE: 240 miles per gallon I've been wanting to do this calculation for a while. In August, I rode my bike 80 miles in 5 hours. I was training for a HIM, so was 'training as I race', using the products I planned on racing with. So, here's the math: $7.00 - 7 Gu (1 every 45 minutes) $2.00 - 1 Gallon water (bought at gas station to refill). $0.75 - fig newton snack $2.50 - NUUN tablets (electrolytes) ------------------------------------------ $12.25 to ride bike 80 miles. If I drove that far in my car which gets a pitiful 16 miles per gallon, I would need 5 gallons of gas. x $3.50 per gallon = $17.50. Hmmm. guess it is cheaper to ride! Even if I add the recovery drink, it's still cheaper. Plus, now in the off season, I am trying to get by with Gu every 1 hour and salt instead of NUUN. |
| 2008-10-27 5:59 PM in reply to: #1768907 |
| Expert 1183 Fort Wayne, IN | Subject: RE: 240 miles per gallon I just bought gas for $2.50 a gallon. Biking is still cheaper, but not if gas gets much cheaper! |
| 2008-10-27 6:00 PM in reply to: #1768907 |
| New user 25 | Subject: RE: 240 miles per gallon Yeah, and you really should factor in improvements to your health/reduction in future health care costs associated with biking and/or running vs driving...
Holy crap! You can get Gu for $1 per? Edited by environmental wakko 2008-10-27 6:01 PM |
| 2008-10-27 6:01 PM in reply to: #1768929 |
| Expert 1183 Fort Wayne, IN | Subject: RE: 240 miles per gallon What about my knee replacement surgery costs from training too much? Better yet, cartilage replacement surgery, assuming it becomes available in time. Edited by nickster 2008-10-27 6:03 PM |
| 2008-10-27 6:09 PM in reply to: #1768931 |
| New user 25 | Subject: RE: 240 miles per gallon To that I would say, on average, the health care costs of humans who exercise is lower than those who don't. It's not a universal law, but a law of averages. |
| 2008-10-27 6:29 PM in reply to: #1768929 |
| Master 1741 Chapel Hill, NC | Subject: RE: 240 miles per gallon environmental wakko - 2008-10-27 7:00 PM Yeah, and you really should factor in improvements to your health/reduction in future health care costs associated with biking and/or running vs driving...
Holy crap! You can get Gu for $1 per? I wait for it to go on sale at my local Performance bike shop, and get the 24 packs for $24. |
| 2008-10-27 7:31 PM in reply to: #1768690 |
| Extreme Veteran 518 Sault Ste. Marie | Subject: RE: 240 miles per gallon This whole world should use: Meters, Millimeters, Kilometers, Centimeters. Grams, Milligrams, Kilograms....... Make things easier. P.S, how did you get 31,000 calories from a gallon of gas? ...human body calories?...or combustion engine calories?
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| 2008-10-27 7:31 PM in reply to: #1768690 |
| Expert 784 Computerland | Subject: RE: 240 miles per gallon What would actually be the fuel costs if you supplied your car with gu instead of gasoline? Edited by amyro1234 2008-10-27 7:32 PM |
| 2008-10-27 7:36 PM in reply to: #1769141 |
| New user 25 | Subject: RE: 240 miles per gallon Jyles16 - 2008-10-27 8:31 PM This whole world should use: Meters, Millimeters, Kilometers, Centimeters. Grams, Milligrams, Kilograms....... Make things easier. Bwahaha! Watch out, here comes the metric system! |
| 2008-10-27 7:36 PM in reply to: #1768690 |
| Master 1610 Kirkland, WA | Subject: RE: 240 miles per gallon imagine how long it would take to pump a tank full of gu, even when it is warm, it is still very viscous! |
| 2008-10-27 7:40 PM in reply to: #1769155 |
| Extreme Veteran 518 Sault Ste. Marie | Subject: RE: 240 miles per gallon environmental wakko - 2008-10-27 8:36 PM Jyles16 - 2008-10-27 8:31 PM This whole world should use: Meters, Millimeters, Kilometers, Centimeters. Grams, Milligrams, Kilograms....... Make things easier. Bwahaha! Watch out, here comes the metric system! Simple? yeah....... why you watching out?...you should be pumped. |
| 2008-10-27 7:45 PM in reply to: #1769166 |
| New user 25 | Subject: RE: 240 miles per gallon Jyles16 - 2008-10-27 8:40 PM environmental wakko - 2008-10-27 8:36 PM Jyles16 - 2008-10-27 8:31 PM This whole world should use: Meters, Millimeters, Kilometers, Centimeters. Grams, Milligrams, Kilograms....... Make things easier. Bwahaha! Watch out, here comes the metric system! Simple? yeah....... why you watching out?...you should be pumped. I have this thing with Troy McClure quotes from the Simpsons <G> |
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